I study whether exposure to teachers' stereotypes, as measured by the Gender-Science Implicit Association Test, affects … assigned to teachers with stronger gender stereotypes. Teachers' stereotypes induce girls to underperform in math and self … partially driven by a lower self-confidence on own math ability of girls exposed to gender biased teachers. The findings are …

as girls on reading, math and science tests are nevertheless graded less favorably by their teachers, but this less … favoring girls, and that the misalignment of grades and test scores can be linked to gender differences in non … every case except for black fifth-graders. Boys score at least as well on math and science tests as girls, with the …

. Most of the effects of teaching practices are accounted for by teachers' preparation for teaching science topics. The …We examine whether and how teachers' major fields of study affect students' achievement, exploiting within …-student variation across subfields in natural science (i.e., physics, chemistry, biology, and Earth science). Using middle …

This paper investigates how the peer gender composition in university affects students' major choices and labor market …

math and language. The impact of gifted students is, however, highly heterogeneous along three dimensions. First, we … presence of gifted peers in all subjects regardless of their gender, whereas female students seem to benefit primarily from the … of choosing a selective academic track as well as occupations in STEM fields. …

math and language. The impact of gifted students is, however, highly heterogeneous along three dimensions. First, we … presence of gifted peers in all subjects regardless of their gender, whereas female students seem to benefit primarily from the … of choosing a selective academic track as well as occupations in STEM fields. …

performance. Finally, chapter 5 presents new insights to gender gaps in adult cognitive skills, showing that they are highly …